e tissue is removed from the body. For comfort, the doctors may also give muscle relaxants. The booster shot is given for 4 years to children from age two to age six and is known as a DPT (diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus) vaccine. Adults are recommended to get the shot about ever ten years or so. Clean all wounds, flood scrapes with water, and use antibacterial agents on any wounds that do not bleed and the tetanus bacteria will be difficult to get. Being given a tetanus shot is becoming a mandatory precaution in emergency rooms. This is allowed due to the fact that a booster shot will not case harm to the body....
